The 2013 Annual Bungendore Belles Retreat was held in the wonderful Warrambui Conference Centre where they looked after us brilliantly and all we had to do was sew and laugh and learn and enjoy each other's company. The Bungendore Belles Retreat is so popular now that it was completely booked with sixty quilters. It was a fantastic weekend and for many quilters, it was a chance to catch up with their quilting friends the one weekend a year. When leaving, it was a case of same time, next year! We had a ball.

First there were teachers - Catherine, Sheryl-Ann, Chris and Di ....

and then there was preparing with cutting and sorting ....

and then there was activity, creativity and threads .... everywhere!

Di's embroidery class was a must ....

as was Chris' Japanese meshwork.

Catherine did Hexagons with 60 degree angles which were spectacular for table runners or quilts ....

and Sheryl-Ann did Wave Bargello with first quilts attempted and very successful.

A predominant favourite was red, black and white
with some even choosing their quilts to go with their clothes!

Of course, there were quilts which needed a tad more work and others that just grew and grew and grew but the tops were still finished by the end of the weekend! A wonderful retreat to be sure.